“Dear PoPville,
I just wanted to write in with my experience with DC 911 on Monday 12th at 3:40pm. I called 911 to report a man attempting to break into cars in broad daylight as I sat in my bay window he moved from car to car trying various doors of multiple cars. (more…)
Thanks to Michelle for sending from Columbia Heights/Pleasant Plains: “They even left the lug nuts next to the car!” (more…)
Thanks to David for sending: “Saw this one on 13th and F St, NE. Florida plates. Welcome to DC! Apparently there is another one right near here on Maryland Ave that I didn’t catch.”
Another reader caught it: “Maryland NE between 11th and 12th”
And Emmalee writes: “our car this morning on South Carolina at Kentucky SE. (more…)
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From MPD:
“Alert: Shooting Investigation at 0459 hours in the 700 block of T Street NW. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
We watched (around 9:30pm Friday) a man get dragged behind his car on D Street Southeast between 8th and 9th before they turned left and dragged him onto 9th SE headed north towards East Capitol. He was able to get off the car around Independence avenue Southeast. They carjacked him at gunpoint and he tried to jump on the vehicle. (more…)
From MPD around 10:07pm:
“Good Evening. 3D is currently investigating a Shooting at 14th & Irving St NW. An Adult Male victim sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and was transported to an area hospital in stable non-life threatening condition.
At this time we believe this was a targeted event after a dispute. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
On Labor Day, I was unfortunately the victim of the gold sedan flasher (this time on 15th and Fuller in Columbia Heights). I was shocked by the situation and didn’t really think to report it, but then I saw posts about (almost certainly) the same man terrorizing women in other areas of the city. That spurred me to report the crime, primarily because I know this type of repeated behavior often escalates to more violent sex crimes, and I reached out to another victim to get the detective on the case’s phone number. The way the police handled my complaint was almost more traumatizing than the crime itself. (more…)
From MPD: “On 9/8/22 at approximately 10:30pm, Fourth District Members responded to the 3600 block of 14th Street, NW for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, members located an adult male victim who had been shot in the leg. He was conscious and breathing, and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. There is no lookout at this time.
If you have any information, please contact the Command Information Center on 202-727-9099, or send an anonymous text tip to 50411.”
A reader reported: “Six shots were fired at the corner of 14th and Spring Road, NW. (more…)
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From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault on a Police Officer offense that occurred on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, in the 1200 block of Jefferson Street, Northwest.
At approximately 3:58 pm, uniformed members of the Fourth District responded to the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Kennedy Street, Northwest, for the report of a person with a gun. Upon arrival, members located the suspect and attempted to make contact. The suspect brandished a handgun and fired multiple gunshots towards the officers. The suspect then forcibly entered a residence in the 1200 block of Jefferson Street, Northwest. The suspect went to the roof of the residence and refused to come down. MPD Crisis Intervention Officers, along with staff from the Department of Behavioral Health, were in communication with the suspect for several hours in an attempt to deescalate the situation. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Just wanted to alert you to another sighting of “flasher” asking for directions. I was walking my dog in the Trinidad neighborhood (Trinidad Ave and Queen Street NE) and a man in beat up gold, Toyota Corolla asked me directions to Adams Morgan. (more…)